Health and Wellbeing. Tackling health inequalities through learning in the West Midlands.

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1 Health ad Wellbeig Tacklig health iequalities through learig i the West Midlads

2 Health ad wellbeig What WEA West Midlads ca offer We are a adult educatio provider that offers a wide rage of locally based health ad wellbeig courses. Courses are desiged to meet the eeds ad iterests of people, whilst also workig towards addressig health iequalities agedas. We have a prove track record of success i this work. Delivery of health ad wellbeig courses Course delivery withi local commuity veues Egagemet of hard-to-reach groups through local, commuity based ad culturally aware outreach work, partership ad locatios Experieced tutors Flexible desiged to meet the eeds of idividuals whist ecouragig group workig Thorough iitial assessmet ad idividual programmes icludig mid-course ad ed-ofcourse moitorig Support ad fudig from Local Authorities, Cliical Commissioig Groups, Big Lottery Fud ad other sources to help meet health improvemet targets Offer of educatioal progressio routes for those iterested i a more i-depth study of health or developig a career or specialised voluteerig roles such as health champios Eablig people to have more cotrol of their health ad health choices Measurable health improvemets ad raisig awareess ad cofidece i accessig key health services for e.g: l 82% of studets reported that the course helped keep their mid or body active l Over 90% of beeficiaries report either health maiteace or oe or more health improvemet(s) e.g. blood pressure, weight, heart rate, waist circumferece We ca ru bespoke courses Health ad Fitess Emotioal Cotrol Stress Maagemet Sigig for Wellbeig Uderstadig Cofidece ad Assertiveess Postural Stability Istructio Boot Camp Aatomy ad Physiology Active Retiremet Health Maiteace for Me We work with a rage of parters, for example: Worcestershire Couty Coucil Big Lottery Fud Caock Chase District Coucil Dudley Metropolita Borough Coucil NHS Stoke-o-Tret Cliical Commissioig Group Telford ad Wreki Coucil Primary Prevetio Services Programme Maager, Office of Public Health talkig about the Tadrusti Project: It is appropriate; it is culturally sesitive, i the right places ad the right times. It s oe of our best programmes for documetig measurable differeces i outcomes Case Study - Fraces Fraces, was referred to the WEA followig a period of depressio. She had a log history of bi-polar disorder ad was reluctat to egage with metal health services or take medicatio as she believed herself to be well. Fraces was strugglig with motivatig herself to udertake activities. However, Fraces recogised she eeded to work o her self-esteem ad cofidece, so she decided to erol o a 10 week WEA Cofidet Commuicatios course. It was a small group, ad although Fraces was very quiet iitially, she soo settled i ad bega to take a active part i group discussios ad exercises. Toward the ed of the course, Fraces applied for work as a Care Assistat. Although she was ervous about attedig the iterview she was successful ad was offered the job ad is ow i employmet.

3 Meetig the Public Health Outcomes Framework for Eglad, The WEA eables idividuals, particularly those from disadvataged commuities, to live healthy lifestyles, make healthy choices ad reduce health iequalities (Domai 2: Health Improvemet of the Public Health Outcomes Framework). Through adult educatio, the WEA icreases the ability of idividuals to uderstad ad make use of healthcare messages thus reducig their eed for primary or emergecy care services. From improvig Eglish ad maths skills, though gettig active to improve mobility ad fitess, to icreasig cofidece ad self-esteem, WEA courses help studets make positive chages that ripple out from idividuals to commuities. Through participatig i adult learig, WEA studets ca achieve the 5 Ways to Wellbeig by: coectig with others from the commuity becomig icreasigly active learig ew skills uderstadig their eviromet ad themselves givig to others through voluteerig For more iformatio o how we address the Public Health Outcomes Framework ad the 5 Ways to Wellbeig, please visit our website at Mr Ali s story Ifthkar Ali was forced to take early retiremet i 2012 due to arthritis ad oedema which meat he gaied weight ad could oly walk a few steps at a time. Almost house-boud, Mr Ali required regular ursig visits ad suffered from severe pai which required medicatio. To improve his coditio, Mr Ali bega attedig the WEA Tadrusti course at the Halesowe Asia Elderly Associatio. The tutor was able to adapt the exercises for his medical coditio ad Mr Ali was able to cotiue the routies he leart at home. A importat aspect of the course was the compaioship with other studets ad the feelig of beig i a safe eviromet. Mr Ali has ow lost early five stoe i weight ad fids walkig much easier. He o loger takes pai relief medicatio ad has built his cofidece eough to get local buses which have reduced his isolatio ad depedece o family members. He says that exercise has totally chaged my life for the better ad he is owhere ear as breathless whe I am walkig compared to how I used to be. Exercise has totally chaged my life for the better you come i with your jaw i your boots, you leave the class ad you are flyig - A Studet quote The courses were evidetly extremely helpful i cultivatig hope for the future for adults who had iitially bee disadvataged educatioally ad for whom this had impacted o other spheres of their life Dr Lydia Lewis - (Researcher Self Help 4 Life)

4 About the WEA Fouded i 1903, the WEA is the UK s largest volutary sector provider of adult educatio, deliverig aroud 9,700 part-time courses for over 70,000 people each year. Through educatio, the WEA brigs teachig ad people together to ispire commuities ad helps adults make better lives for themselves ad their families. Democratic, equal, iclusive, accessible ad ope, the WEA s missio is to: Raise educatioal aspiratios Brig great teachig ad learig to local commuities Esure there is always a opportuity for adults to retur to lear Develop educatioal opportuities for the most disadvataged Ivolve studets ad supporters as members to build a educatio movemet for social purpose Ispire studets, teachers ad members to become active citizes Our curriculum is orgaised aroud four themes ad embodies our commitmet to social purpose: Health ad wellbeig: programmes that challege health iequalities ad promote a social ad prevetative model of health ad wellbeig Commuity egagemet: courses that combat social exclusio ad promote active citizeship Employability: educatio to develop cofidece, uderstadig ad skills to help adults, at all stages of their lives, to participate i the world of work Culture: learig that broades horizos through uderstadig cultures, idetities ad eviromets For more iformatio please cotact: Howard Croft (Projects Developmet Maager) Workers Educatioal Associatio I West Midlads Regio 4th floor I Lacaster House I 67 Newhall Street I Birmigham B3 1NQ T: I F: E: hcroft@wea.org.uk I W: Watch our YouTube Chael: The Workers Educatioal Associatio (WEA) is a charity registered i Eglad ad Wales (umber ) ad i Scotlad (umber SC039239) ad a compay limited by guaratee registered i Eglad ad Wales (umber ). Registered Office: Workers Educatioal Associatio, 4 Luke Street, Lodo, EC2A 4XW.

5 Health ad Wellbeig Tacklig health iequalities through learig i the West Midlads